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Guidelines

SCCT scientific documents 

 

 expert consensus document

Cardiac computed tomography for prosthetic heart valve assessment.
An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Published 2025

 

 white paper

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Published 2024

 

 expert consensus document

Standards for Quantitative Assessments by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)
Published 2024

 

 expert consensus document

Technical Recommendations for Computed Tomography Guidance of Intervention in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: Native RVOT, Conduits and Bioprosthetic Valves
Endorsed by the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI)
Published 2023

 

 expert consensus document

Standardized Medical Terminology for Cardiac Computed Tomography 2023 Update: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American College of Radiology (ACR), North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Endorsed by the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR)
Published 2023

2023 ACC/AHA/SCAI Advanced Training Statement on Interventional Cardiology
Published 2023

 

 expert consensus document

Use of Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Patients Presenting with Acute Chest Pain to the Emergency Department
Endorsed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI)
Published 2022

 

 expert consensus document

Cardiac Computed Tomographic Imaging in Cardio-Oncology
Endorsed by the International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS)
Published 2022

 

 expert consensus document

Pre-procedural planning of coronary revascularization by cardiac
computed tomography

Co-published with EuroIntervention
Published 2022

 

 expert consensus document

CAD-RADS™ 2.0 - 2022 Coronary Artery Disease – Reporting and Data System
Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI)
Published 2022

 

 expert consensus document

The role of cardiovascular CT in occupational health assessment for coronary heart disease
Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American College of Radiology (ACR)
Published 2021

 

 expert consensus document

Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography
Published 2021

 

 expert consensus document

2021 AAPM/ACR/HPS Joint Statement on Proper Use of Radiation Dose Metric Tracking for Patients Undergoing Medical Imaging Exams
Published 2021

 

 guideline

Training Cardiology and Radiology Trainees as Independent Practitioners (Level II) and Advanced Practitioners (Level III) in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Published 2020

 

 guideline

Recommendations on the Use of Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Young Adult Competitive Athletes: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography in Collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published 2020

 

 guideline

Guidance for Use of Cardiac Computed Tomography Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Published 2020

 

 expert consensus document

2020 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography / North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging – Expert Consensus Document on Coronary CT Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque
Published 2020

 

 expert consensus document

Myocardial computed tomography perfusion imaging
Published 2020

 

 guideline

Training Cardiology and Radiology Trainees as Independent Practitioners (Level II) and Advanced Practitioners (Level III) in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Published 2020

 

 expert consensus document

Computed tomography imaging in the context of transcatheter aortic valveimplantation (TAVI) / transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Published 2019

2019 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Published 2019
2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/ NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
Published 2018

 

 expert consensus document

Coronary computed tomographic imaging in women
Published 2018

 

 expert consensus document

CAC-DRS: Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System
Published 2018

 

 expert consensus document

2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways
Published 2018

 

 expert consensus document

Clinical indications for coronary artery calcium scoring in asymptomatic patients
Published 2017

 

 guideline

Performance and acquisition of coronary computed tomographic angiography
Endorsed by the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI)
Published 2016

Updated NICE Guidelines
Sponsored by NICE
Published 2016

 

 guideline

2016 SCCT/STR guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans: A report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society of Thoracic Radiology
Published 2016

 

 appropriate use criteria

ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/STS 2016 Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Published 2016

 

 expert consensus document

Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Part I: Rationale and Utility
Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (NASCI)
Published 2015

 

 expert consensus document

Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease, Part 2: Technical Recommendations
Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (NASCI)
Published 2015

 

 guideline
Interpretation and reporting of coronary CT angiography: A report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Guidelines Committee
Published 2014

 

 guideline
SNMMI/ASNC/SCCT Guideline for Cardiac SPECT/CT and PET/CT 1.0
Published 2014

 

 expert consensus document
Expert consensus for multi-modality imaging evaluation of cardiovascular complications of radiotherapy in adults: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography
Published 2013

 

 appropriate use criteria
ACCF/SCAI/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2012 Appropriate Use Criteria for Diagnostic Catheterization
Published 2012

 

 guideline
Guideline for minimizing radiation exposure during acquisition of coronary artery calcium scans with the use of multidetector computed tomography
A report by the Society for Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention Tomographic Imaging and Prevention Councils in collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Published 2011

 

 guideline
Radiation dose and dose-optimization strategies in cardiovascular CT
Published 2011

 

 guideline
Standardized medical terminology for cardiac computed tomography
Published 2011

 

 guideline
American Society of Echocardiography Clinical Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 
Endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Published 2011
2011 ASA/ACCF/AHA/AANN/AANS/ACR/ASNR/CNS/SAIP/SCAI/SIR/SNIS/SVM/SVS Guideline on the Management of Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease
Published 2011
2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults
Published 2011